Isao Kimura

Known for: Acting
Born: Jun 22, 1923
Died: Jul 4, 1981 (aged 58)
Place of birth: Senda, Hiroshima, Japan
Credits: 109

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Isao Kimura (木村功 Kimura Isao), also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa. The first was Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal. Perhaps his most notable collaboration with Kurosawa was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse as well as appearing in the famous Lone Wolf and Cub film series. In addition to a film career spanning almost thirty years, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He died of esophageal cancer at 57 years old.

Known for

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Seven Samurai

1954Movie

Katsushiro Okamoto

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Ikiru

1952Movie

Intern

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High and Low

1963Movie

Detective Arai

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Throne of Blood

1957Movie

Phantom samurai

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Stray Dog

1949Movie

Yusa

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Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974Movie

Tsuchigumo Hyoei

Isao Kimura

Known for

Seven Samurai

Ikiru

High and Low

Throne of Blood

Stray Dog

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Filmography

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Nukata no Ōkimi

Ayu no uta

Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

Invitation from the Beach

Fuyu no Undokai

My Brother

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Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Confessions Among Actresses

Will to Conquer

Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

Fill the Cup with Blood

Sky Scraper!

Where did Sharaku go?

Black Lizard

Secret Information

Affair in the Snow

Impasse

The Journey

Rusty Pendant

The Affair

Look Up, Noble One

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Conquest

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Snow Country

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

The Shape of Night

Camellia Gate

Could I But Live

Assassination

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Yakuza of Seki

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

High and Low

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Four Sisters

The Thinking Leaf

Our Marriage

Knightly Advice

The Temple of Wild Geese

Nippon no obaachan

Hokkaido, My Love

The Eighth Enemy

City

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

Young Lord Yakuza

Miyamoto Musashi

Daigaku buyū-den

Beware of The Gunman

The Harbor Lights

The Stragglers

The Brass General

Hero of the Red Light District

White Cliffs

Tokyo Detective Girl

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Hahakogusa

The Woman and the Pirate

Summer Clouds

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Little Peach

Vice

The Story of Pure Love

Showdown in Blood

Price of Beauty

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